Man I really hate morning shows, but this was the best clip I could find.
Here is more from Politico:
Former President Barack Obama said he felt a sense of “serenity” the day his successor was inaugurated.
“The first thing that went through my mind was, sitting across from Michelle, how thankful I was that she had been my partner through that whole process,” Obama said in a BBC interview with Prince Harry recorded in September, his first interview since leaving office in January.
But Obama said his “satisfying feeling” was also “mixed with all the work that was still undone.” He told Prince Harry that he still harbored “concerns about how the country moved forward.”
“But over all, there was serenity there,” he added.
(Boy I wish I could have felt serenity while watching Tangerine Hitler being sworn in.)
“I still care about making sure that the United States and the world is a place where kids get a decent education,” Obama said. “Where people who are willing to work hard are able to find a job that pays a living wage. That we’re conserving the amazing resources of our planet so that future generations can enjoy the beauty of this place. Like we did.”
Such a great man.
And there was even more from CNN:
In a BBC interview conducted by Britain's Prince Harry, Obama warned that the internet risked reinforcing people's prejudices and leading to a fractured society.
"All of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can recreate a common space on the internet," Obama said. "One of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities. They can be cocooned in information that reinforces their current biases," he said.
(Gee, I wonder who he is talking about there?)
"The question has to do with how do we harness this technology in a way that allows a multiplicity of voices, allows a diversity of views, but doesn't lead to a Balkanization of society and allows ways of finding common ground," he said in the interview, which was taped in September during the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada.
Obama said it was important for people to get offline and meet others in their communities, "because the truth is that on the internet everything is simplified and when you meet people face to face it turns out they are complicated," he said.
"One of things we want to do I think is as we're working with young people to build up platforms for social change," he said. "Make sure that they don't think that just sending out a hashtag in and of itself is bringing about change. It can be a powerful way to raise awareness but then you have to get on the ground and actually do something."
( Balkanization, "divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups." Yeah, I had to look it up. Don't judge me.)
Asked by Harry what was the biggest change for him after his eight years in office, Obama reflected on a slowed pace of life and the new freedom he had to decide how to focus his activities.
"The things that are important to me haven't changed, I still care about about making the United States and the world a place where kids get an education, where people who are willing to work hard are able to find a job that pays a living wage, that we are conserving the amazing resources of our planet so that future generations can enjoy the beauty of this place like we did," he said.
In this same CNN report there is a mention that Prince Harry punted the question of whether Obama would be invited to the wedding.
Somebody on here yesterday suggested that the controversy about inviting Obama and angering Trump, was "fake news."
However it has been reported far and wide, so if it is fake virtually everybody was fooled by it.
When this interview comes out in full I am going to make sure to listen to it, and might share it here as well.
Source http://ift.tt/2pKBKIm
Here is more from Politico:
Former President Barack Obama said he felt a sense of “serenity” the day his successor was inaugurated.
“The first thing that went through my mind was, sitting across from Michelle, how thankful I was that she had been my partner through that whole process,” Obama said in a BBC interview with Prince Harry recorded in September, his first interview since leaving office in January.
But Obama said his “satisfying feeling” was also “mixed with all the work that was still undone.” He told Prince Harry that he still harbored “concerns about how the country moved forward.”
“But over all, there was serenity there,” he added.
(Boy I wish I could have felt serenity while watching Tangerine Hitler being sworn in.)
“I still care about making sure that the United States and the world is a place where kids get a decent education,” Obama said. “Where people who are willing to work hard are able to find a job that pays a living wage. That we’re conserving the amazing resources of our planet so that future generations can enjoy the beauty of this place. Like we did.”
Such a great man.
And there was even more from CNN:
In a BBC interview conducted by Britain's Prince Harry, Obama warned that the internet risked reinforcing people's prejudices and leading to a fractured society.
"All of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can recreate a common space on the internet," Obama said. "One of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities. They can be cocooned in information that reinforces their current biases," he said.
(Gee, I wonder who he is talking about there?)
"The question has to do with how do we harness this technology in a way that allows a multiplicity of voices, allows a diversity of views, but doesn't lead to a Balkanization of society and allows ways of finding common ground," he said in the interview, which was taped in September during the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada.
Obama said it was important for people to get offline and meet others in their communities, "because the truth is that on the internet everything is simplified and when you meet people face to face it turns out they are complicated," he said.
"One of things we want to do I think is as we're working with young people to build up platforms for social change," he said. "Make sure that they don't think that just sending out a hashtag in and of itself is bringing about change. It can be a powerful way to raise awareness but then you have to get on the ground and actually do something."
( Balkanization, "divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups." Yeah, I had to look it up. Don't judge me.)
Asked by Harry what was the biggest change for him after his eight years in office, Obama reflected on a slowed pace of life and the new freedom he had to decide how to focus his activities.
"The things that are important to me haven't changed, I still care about about making the United States and the world a place where kids get an education, where people who are willing to work hard are able to find a job that pays a living wage, that we are conserving the amazing resources of our planet so that future generations can enjoy the beauty of this place like we did," he said.
In this same CNN report there is a mention that Prince Harry punted the question of whether Obama would be invited to the wedding.
Somebody on here yesterday suggested that the controversy about inviting Obama and angering Trump, was "fake news."
However it has been reported far and wide, so if it is fake virtually everybody was fooled by it.
When this interview comes out in full I am going to make sure to listen to it, and might share it here as well.
Source http://ift.tt/2pKBKIm
